Spectrum Computing

I'm afraid this thread isn't going to end well...

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:43 am

5MinuteRetro wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:13 pm
And I think S needs to be Sir Fred. Controversial, perhaps, but such a great game.

Noooo! Sabre Wulf! Sabre Wulf!

What's wrong with you people, S is clearly Starquake.

Hikaru wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:47 amWhat's wrong with you people, S is clearly Starquake.

Wise words....

I'm starting to think that the best S-game would be...

*trumpets*

Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:15 pm

AndyC wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:04 pmI think the only choice I'm not conflicted with is ZZoom and only because I wasn't a fan of Zombie Zombie.

Better than Zynaps?

Well now I have none. Dammit.

Guys, we need to think outside the box in order to find a way forward on this one, yet maintain a proactive synergy. Perhaps someone could suggest some innovative strategies in order to elucidate a consensus?

However, I'm not budging on Manic Miner or R-Type.

EDIT - Zynaps surely?

R-Tape wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:19 amGuys, we need to think outside the box in order to find a way forward on this one, yet maintain a proactive synergy. Perhaps someone could suggest some innovative strategies in order to elucidate a consensus?

A voting thread for each letter surely?

So we can easily have it sorted out within a year!

Let's name the main games for a certain letter and see. For example, as to P, I see:


Pang, Paperboy, Pentagram, Penetrator, Phantom Club, Pheenix, Pyjamarama and Ping-Pong (Konami's Ping Pong, actually!).

I'd go for Pyjamarama.

Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:55 am

R-Tape wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:19 amGuys, we need to think outside the box in order to find a way forward on this one, yet maintain a proactive synergy. Perhaps someone could suggest some innovative strategies in order to elucidate a consensus?

A voting thread for each letter surely?

So we can easily have it sorted out within a year!

Does the poll functionality on these forums allow people to add new options? 'Cos I can foresee people saying "hang on, you forgot...".

No once a poll is set it's set.

I think building up a list as we are, that can then be refined works, as long as M and R don't change of course.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:41 pm No once a poll is set it's set.

I think building up a list as we are, that can then be refined works, as long as M and R don't change of course.

So with 27 letters*, we could - for each one - give a week to sort out the candidates, then the second week to vote the candidates.

If we start with Monday 18th with A, we could be finished by the end of 2018...

* = Counting # (numeric) as a 'letter', if you see what I mean.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:41 pmI think building up a list as we are, that can then be refined works, as long as M and R don't change of course.

Exactly. Both Myth and R-Type are nonnegotiable!

PeteProdge wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:46 pm

R-Tape wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:41 pm No once a poll is set it's set.

I think building up a list as we are, that can then be refined works, as long as M and R don't change of course.

So with 27 letters*, we could - for each one - give a week to sort out the candidates, then the second week to vote the candidates.

If we start with Monday 18th with A, we could be finished by the end of 2018...

* = Counting # (numeric) as a 'letter', if you see what I mean.

Of course everything must be done twice, for classic and modern games!

Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:54 pm

PeteProdge wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:46 pm So with 27 letters*, we could - for each one - give a week to sort out the candidates, then the second week to vote the candidates.

If we start with Monday 18th with A, we could be finished by the end of 2018...

* = Counting # (numeric) as a 'letter', if you see what I mean.

Of course everything must be done twice, for classic and modern games!

Okey doke, we're on.

We'll start with two new week-long 'pick yer candidates' topics on Monday, one for classic games beginning with A, the other being modern games beginning with A.

Nice one Pete, perhaps others can take turns further down the line if it becomes a pain.

I have a suggestion for W - Worse Things Happen At Sea

Could get quite frantic keeping your ship afloat.

Morpheus wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:46 pmI have a suggestion for W - Worse Things Happen At Sea

Better than Where Time Stood Still?

Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2017 9:29 pm

Morpheus wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:46 pmI have a suggestion for W - Worse Things Happen At Sea

Better than Where Time Stood Still?

Or even better than West Bank?

Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2017 9:29 pm

Morpheus wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:46 pmI have a suggestion for W - Worse Things Happen At Sea

Better than Where Time Stood Still?

For me yes, i spent many hours playing WTHAS on my old 48K Speccy. I think there had been lots of isometric games by the time this game came out and i was bored with seeing them, to me at the time this was just another one and i ignored it even though it had good reviews.

We have a saying in the UK " Familiarity breeds contempt " for me at the time, it applies here.